Famous writers and their pipes: Priestly (author of “The Good Companions”) smokes a briar; so does J. M. Barrie; Arnold Bennett liked a calabash; Tennyson and Carlyle smoked penny clays; Thackeray puffed a meerschaum; Mark Twain loved a “corn-cob”; Jas Payne, the novelist, preferred a “hubble-bubble.” As for tobacco, Barrie’s favourite blend is of his own devising; Payne smoked nothing but latakia: Conan Doyle, of Sherlock Holmes fame, smoked common Sbag! No accounting for tastes! Most literary celebrities (generally heavy smokers) like a medium strength tobacco, something they can keep smoking for hours. Our famous New Zealand brands with their exquisite flavour and fascinating aroma, leave nothing to be desired in that respec*. You can smoke any of the four favourites: Riverhead Gold, Navy Cut No 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish (the popular sporting mixture), or Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead). rich, mellow, and fullstrength, with comfort and safety; because. deprived of practically all their nicotine, they are just as harmless xs they can be. Before the sun gets In its dirty work apply “Sunola” the marvellous sunburn fixer Applied after a burn soothes, heals. Lake* away all sting. “Sunola" 2/- a boitU all chemists and stores. (2)
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19665, 6 December 1933, Page 7
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